I didn't, g depends on the place where you are on earth, I took just the average value ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Mechtly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 1:07 AM Subject: Re: [USMA:22633] Newton's 2nd Law applied to Water
> You forget that g is a variable, not a constant! > ........................................ > On Sat, 12 Oct 2002, Wizard of OS wrote: > > > there is no formula w = m g > > > > the only valid formula is from Newton: F = m a > > in our case is a = g > > > > F = m g > > F = 1 kg = 9,81 m s^-2 > > F = 9,81 N > > > > that's it >
